Chicago vs Joliet
Chicago, IL compared with Joliet, IL · 33 miles apart
Chicago has 2,731,585 residents to Joliet’s 152,241. Chicago comes out ahead on bachelor's degree +. Joliet does better on median household income, median rent, homeownership.
| Chicago, IL | Joliet, IL | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2,731,585 | 152,241 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 11,994 | 2,298 |
| Median household income | $77,902 | $92,201 |
| Median home value | $334,100 | $265,800 |
| Median rent | $1,440 | $1,276 |
| Homeownership | 46% | 73.7% |
| Average commute | 33.1 min | 28.8 min |
| Median age | 35.8 | 35.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 44.3% | 25.5% |
| Poverty rate | 16.8% | 11.1% |
| Unemployment | 8% | 5.5% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 2.9× |
| Clear days a year | 21 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 11 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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